AI Backlash Spreads Across Europe With Data Center Protests
Some 2,000 people marched in Dublin, according to broadcaster RTE, and about 1,300 gathered in Helsinki, with demonstrations also held in several smaller towns in Finland
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Activists enter Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam
Activists entered the construction site of a planned Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Nov. 6. eNCA reported that several hundred people occupied the site, while DW said protesters were calling for a pause in data centre construction in Europe over concerns about water, electricity and climate goals. The Guardian reported that separate actions took place outside the site and across Europe. India Times reported arrests, and iHeart reported clashes with police; other reports did not specify those details.
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